HB2845 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB102 11001 RJF 16333 b

102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2845

Introduced 2/19/2021, by Rep. Blaine Wilhour

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

5 ILCS 420/4A-102	from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102
5 ILCS 420/4A-103	from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103
5 ILCS 420/4A-104	from Ch. 127, par. 604A-104

Amends the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. Provides additional required economic interests to be listed by specified persons on a statement of economic interests filed under the Act. Defines "relative".

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act is amended by changing Sections 4A-102, 4A-103, and 4A-104 as follows:

(5 ILCS 420/4A-102) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-102)

Sec. 4A-102. The statement of economic interests required by this Article shall include the economic interests of the person making the statement as provided in this Section. The interest (if constructively controlled by the person making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be considered to be the same as the interest of the person making the statement. Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.

(a) The following interests shall be listed by all persons required to file:

(1) The name, address and type of practice of any professional organization or individual professional practice in which the person making the statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or proprietor, or served in any advisory capacity, from which income in excess of $1200 was derived during the preceding calendar year. ;

(2) The nature of professional services (other than services rendered to the unit or units of government in relation to which the person is required to file) and the nature of the entity to which they were rendered if fees exceeding $5,000 were received during the preceding calendar year from the entity for professional services rendered by the person making the statement.

(3) The identity (including the address or legal description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized in the preceding calendar year.

(4) The name of any unit of government which has employed the person making the statement during the preceding calendar year other than the unit or units of government in relation to which the person is required to file.

(5) The name of any entity from which a gift or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar year.

(6) The names of all businesses with which the person is associated.

(7) All sources of income, including the name of each employer with a description of each source in excess of $1,000, without specifying amounts of income.

(8) The name of securities in excess of $5,000 at fair market value owned by the person, his or her spouse, or a relative, or held in the name of a corporation, partnership, or trust for the benefit of the person, his or her spouse, or a relative.

(9) The existence of any known blind trust and the names of the trustees.

(10) All real property and its location, whether owned by the person, his or her spouse, or a relative, or held in the name of a corporation, partnership, or trust for the benefit of the person, his or her spouse, or a relative.

(11) The names and addresses of creditors to whom the person, his or her spouse, or a relative, individually, owed debts of more than $10,000.

(b) The following interests shall also be listed by persons listed in items (a) through (f), item (l), item (n), and item (p) of Section 4A-101:

(1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity doing business in the State of Illinois, in which an ownership interest held by the person at the date of filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends of in excess of $1,200 were derived during the preceding calendar year. (In the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal description). No time or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed;

(2) Except for professional service entities, the name of any entity and any position held therein from which income of in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding calendar year, if the entity does business in the State of Illinois. No time or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.

(3) The identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom the person making the statement maintains a close economic association, including the name of the lobbyist and specifying the legislative matter or matters which are the object of the lobbying activity, and describing the general type of economic activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that person is lobbying.

(4) Any leases or contracts with the State held or entered into by the person making the statement or a business with which he or she is associated.

(5) A description of any partnership, joint ownership, or similar business affiliation between: (i) a business that is associated with the person making the statement, the person's spouse, or a relative of the person; and (ii) a person who is registered under the Lobbyist Registration Act or a person that the person making the statement knows or reasonably should have known is doing business with or seeking to do business with the State.

(c) The following interests shall also be listed by persons listed in items (a) through (c) and item (e) of Section 4A-101.5:

(1) The name and instrument of ownership in any entity doing business with a unit of local government in relation to which the person is required to file if the ownership interest of the person filing is greater than $5,000 fair market value as of the date of filing or if dividends in excess of $1,200 were received from the entity during the preceding calendar year. (In the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal description). No time or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.

(2) Except for professional service entities, the name of any entity and any position held therein from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding calendar year if the entity does business with a unit of local government in relation to which the person is required to file. No time or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.

(3) The name of any entity and the nature of the governmental action requested by any entity which has applied to a unit of local government in relation to which the person must file for any license, franchise or permit for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real estate during the preceding calendar year if the ownership interest of the person filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value at the time of filing or if income or dividends in excess of $1,200 were received by the person filing from the entity during the preceding calendar year.

(d) The statement of economic interests filed under this Section shall be a matter of public information, except that the list of names and addresses of creditors filed in accordance with paragraph (11) of subsection (a) shall be sealed and confidential and for the use of the Secretary of State or the county clerk with whom the statement was filed, unless a claim of misconduct merits the disclosure of such information.

For the purposes of this Section, the unit of local government in relation to which a person required to file under item (e) of Section 4A-101.5 shall be the unit of local government that contributes to the pension fund of which such person is a member of the board.

For the purposes of this Section, "relative" means a person who is related to the person making the statement under this Section as a spouse or as any of the following, whether by blood or by adoption: parent, child, brother or sister, aunt or uncle, niece or nephew, grandparent, grandchild, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather or stepmother, stepson or stepdaughter, stepbrother or stepsister, or half-brother or half-sister.

(Source: P.A. 101-221, eff. 8-9-19.)

(5 ILCS 420/4A-103) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-103)

Sec. 4A-103. The statement of economic interests required by this Article to be filed with the Secretary of State shall be filled in by typewriting or hand printing, shall be verified, dated, and signed by the person making the statement and shall contain substantially the following:

STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTEREST

(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)

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(name)

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(each office or position of employment for which this statement is filed)

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(full mailing address)

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:

The interest (if constructively controlled by the person making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be considered to be the same as the interest of the person making the statement.

Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.

If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental listing.

1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity doing business in the State of Illinois, in which the ownership interest held by the person at the date of filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends in excess of $1,200 were derived during the preceding calendar year. (In the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal description.) No time or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument need be listed.

2. List the name, address and type of practice of any professional organization in which the person making the statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or proprietor or served in any advisory capacity, from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding calendar year.

3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other than to the State of Illinois) to each entity from which income exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person making the statement.

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4. List the identity (including the address or legal description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the preceding calendar year.

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5. List the identity of any compensated lobbyist with whom the person making the statement maintains a close economic association, including the name of the lobbyist and specifying the legislative matter or matters which are the object of the lobbying activity, and describing the general type of economic activity of the client or principal on whose behalf that person is lobbying.

6. List the name of any entity doing business in the State of Illinois from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding calendar year other than for professional services and the title or description of any position held in that entity. (In the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal description). No time or demand deposit in a financial institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.

7. List the name of any unit of government which employed the person making the statement during the preceding calendar year other than the unit or units of government in relation to which the person is required to file.

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8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar year.

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9. List the names of all businesses with which the person is associated. ............................................................. .............................................................

10. List all sources of income, including the name of each employer with a description of each source in excess of $1,000, without specifying amounts of income. ............................................................. .............................................................

11. List the name of securities in excess of $5,000 at fair market value owned by the person, his or her spouse, or a relative, or held in the name of a corporation, partnership, or trust for the benefit of the person, his or her spouse, or a relative. ............................................................. .............................................................

12. List the existence of any known blind trust and the names of the trustees. ............................................................. .............................................................

13. List all real property and its location, whether owned by the person, his or her spouse, or a relative, or held in the name of a corporation, partnership, or trust for the benefit of the person, his or her spouse, or a relative. ............................................................. .............................................................

14. List the names and addresses of creditors to whom the person, his or her spouse, or a relative, individually, owed debts of more than $10,000. ............................................................. .............................................................

15. List any leases or contracts with the State held or entered into by the person making the statement or a business with which he or she is associated. ............................................................. .............................................................

16. List a description of any partnership, joint ownership, or similar business affiliation between (i) a business that is associated with the person making the statement, the person's spouse, or a dependent child of the person and (ii) a person who is registered under the Lobbyist registration Act or a person that the person making the statement knows or reasonably should have known is doing business with or seeking to do business with the State. ............................................................. .............................................................

VERIFICATION:

"I declare that this statement of economic interests (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."

................ .......................................... (date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)

(Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)

(5 ILCS 420/4A-104) (from Ch. 127, par. 604A-104)

Sec. 4A-104. The statement of economic interests required by this Article to be filed with the county clerk shall be filled in by typewriting or hand printing, shall be verified, dated, and signed by the person making the statement and shall contain substantially the following:

STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS

(TYPE OR HAND PRINT)

.............................................................

(Name)

.............................................................

(each office or position of employment for which this statement is filed)

.........................................

(full mailing address)

GENERAL DIRECTIONS:

The interest (if constructively controlled by the person making the statement) of a spouse or any other party, shall be considered to be the same as the interest of the person making the statement.

Campaign receipts shall not be included in this statement.

If additional space is needed, please attach supplemental listing.

1. List the name and instrument of ownership in any entity doing business with a unit of local government in relation to which the person is required to file, in which the ownership interest held by the person at the date of filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value or from which dividends in excess of $1,200 were received during the preceding calendar year. (In the case of real estate, location thereof shall be listed by street address, or if none, then by legal description.) No time or demand deposit in a financial institution, nor any debt instrument shall be listed.

2. List the name, address and type of practice of any professional organization in which the person making the statement was an officer, director, associate, partner or proprietor, or served in any advisory capacity, from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding calendar year.

3. List the nature of professional services rendered (other than to the unit or units of local government in relation to which the person is required to file) to each entity from which income exceeding $5,000 was received for professional services rendered during the preceding calendar year by the person making the statement.

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4. List the identity (including the address or legal description of real estate) of any capital asset from which a capital gain of $5,000 or more was realized during the preceding calendar year.

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5. List the name of any entity and the nature of the governmental action requested by any entity which has applied to a unit of local government in relation to which the person must file for any license, franchise or permit for annexation, zoning or rezoning of real estate during the preceding calendar year if the ownership interest of the person filing is in excess of $5,000 fair market value at the time of filing or if income or dividends in excess of $1200 were received by the person filing from the entity during the preceding calendar year.

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6. List the name of any entity doing business with a unit of local government in relation to which the person is required to file from which income in excess of $1,200 was derived during the preceding calendar year other than for professional services and the title or description of any position held in that entity. No time or demand deposit in a financial institution nor any debt instrument need be listed.

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7. List the name of any unit of government which employed the person making the statement during the preceding calendar year other than the unit or units of government in relation to which the person is required to file.

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8. List the name of any entity from which a gift or gifts, or honorarium or honoraria, valued singly or in the aggregate in excess of $500, was received during the preceding calendar year.

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9. List the names of all businesses with which the person is associated. ............................................................. .............................................................

10. List all sources of income, including the name of each employer with a description of each source in excess of $1,000, without specifying amounts of income. ............................................................. .............................................................

11. List the name of securities in excess of $5,000 at fair market value owned by the person, his or her spouse, or a relative, or held in the name of a corporation, partnership, or trust for the benefit of the person, his or her spouse, or a relative. ............................................................. .............................................................

12. List the existence of any known blind trust and the names of the trustees. ............................................................. .............................................................

13. List all real property and its location, whether owned by the person, his or her spouse, or a relative, or held in the name of a corporation, partnership, or trust for the benefit of the person, his or her spouse, or a relative. ............................................................. .............................................................

14. List the names and addresses of creditors to whom the person, his or her spouse, or a relative, individually, owed debts of more than $10,000. ............................................................. ............................................................. VERIFICATION:

"I declare that this statement of economic interests (including any accompanying schedules and statements) has been examined by me and to the best of my knowledge and belief is a true, correct and complete statement of my economic interests as required by the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act. I understand that the penalty for willfully filing a false or incomplete statement shall be a fine not to exceed $1,000 or imprisonment in a penal institution other than the penitentiary not to exceed one year, or both fine and imprisonment."

................ .......................................... (date of filing) (signature of person making the statement)

(Source: P.A. 95-173, eff. 1-1-08.)